The Marketplace food court’s latest addition opened Tuesday. The Second Cup offers self-serve coffees and other hot beverages.

Dave McEwen, Food Services department head, says he had been working to bring the company to campus since early 2010.

“They have a great line of premium coffee products, all certified by the Rainforest Alliance,” he says. “Second Cup really takes into consideration sustainable business practices.”

The Rainforest Alliance is an international non-profit organization that works to conserve biodiversity and promote the rights and well-being of workers, their families and communities. Its certification process ensures comprehensive standards for sustainable agriculture, built on improving the lives, lands and livelihoods of coffee-growing communities.

The CAW Student Centre’s Tim Hortons outlet has closed for the summer. Both coffee outlets will operate in the fall, says McEwen: “Our customers will have more choices.”